Mibew is a free and open-source web-based chat program that allows you to communicate with your website visitors in real-time. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Mibew on nixOS Latest.
Before you begin, make sure that your nixOS system is up to date by running the following command:
sudo nixos-rebuild switch
This will update your nixOS system to the latest version and ensure that you have all the necessary packages and dependencies.
Mibew is available on nixOS through the nixpkgs package manager, which is pre-installed in nixOS Latest.
To install Mibew, open a terminal and run the following command:
sudo nix-env -iA nixpkgs.mibew
This will download and install the latest version of Mibew on your nixOS system.
Now that you have installed Mibew, you need to configure it to work with your website.
First, navigate to the Mibew installation directory by running the following command:
cd /nix/store/<MIBEW_INSTALLATION_DIRECTORY>/mibew-<VERSION>
Next, copy the sample configuration file to the Mibew configuration directory by running the following command:
sudo cp configs/config.yml.default configs/config.yml
Finally, open the configuration file using your preferred text editor and make any necessary changes to the settings.
You can now start Mibew by running the following command:
sudo ./mibew-service.php start
This will start the Mibew service and allow you to connect to it using a web browser.
To connect to Mibew, open a web browser and enter the URL below:
http://<YOUR_SERVER_IP_OR_DOMAIN_NAME>/mibew/
This will open the Mibew chat window in your browser, allowing you to start chatting with your website visitors in real-time.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Mibew on nixOS Latest.
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